The M5 processor is the heart of the announcements today, as it powers all the new Apple hardware. It's built on the 3-nanometer process, with a 10-core GPU and a neural accelerator in each core, which Apple claims improves performance in GPU-based AI workloads and provides four times the peak GPU compute performance over the M4 chip.

Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Apple dropped a triple-header announcement centered around its core pro devices powered by the all-new M5 chip.

The M5 chip, built on Apple’s third-generation 3-nanometer process, features a 10-core CPU and GPU with a Neural Accelerator in every GPU core. Apple claims the M5 delivers up to 3.5x faster AI performance than last year’s M4 and up to 6x faster than the M1 generation.

Apple is refreshing the 14-inch MacBook Pro with its new M5 chip, which promises to further enhance graphics and AI workload performance. The updated MacBook is for students, business users, and designers looking for a powerful but sleek laptop, or those who want to upgrade from an older M1 or Intel-based Mac.

ZDNET's key takeaways Apple has announced a new version of its Vision Pro headset.The new headset has an upgraded M5 chip.Also new is a two-strap system to make the headset comfortable. The MacBook Pro and iPad are not the only Apple devices to get the new M5 chip.

Apple on Wednesday announced its new M5 chip along with the new iPad Pro, MacBook Pro, and Vision Pro, all powered by the new chip. These devices are now available for pre-order, with shipping and in-store availability expected on October 22.